Federal Funding Bill Includes Nearly $4 Billion to Combat Drug Abuse
March 26, 2018
March 26, 2018
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
Among congressional priorities included in the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act that was signed into law last week, is nearly $4 billion to combat the nation's public health emergency on opioid abuse. It invests billions in treatment, prevention and law enforcement efforts to stem the rapid rise in deadly overdose deaths. In 2016, more than 42,000 Americans lost their lives as a resul . . .
Among congressional priorities included in the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act that was signed into law last week, is nearly $4 billion to combat the nation's public health emergency on opioid abuse. It invests billions in treatment, prevention and law enforcement efforts to stem the rapid rise in deadly overdose deaths. In 2016, more than 42,000 Americans lost their lives as a resul . . .